American Copper vs aoudad

Lycaena phlaeas compared with Ammotragus lervia

Key Differences

• American Copper is Least Concern while aoudad is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Copper	aoudad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Lycaenidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Lycaena	Ammotragus
Species	Lycaena phlaeas	Ammotragus lervia

Evolutionary Relationship

American Copper and aoudad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American Copper

LC — Least Concern

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Copper	aoudad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Copper

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (40 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

aoudad

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

American Copper

A borboleta-de-cobre-americana (Lycaena phlaeas) é classificada como Menos Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. As suas populações são estáveis e abundantes em toda a área de distribuição, sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

aoudad

The Aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) is a species in the genus Ammotragus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States